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opening its doors

opening its doors is the present participle and gerund of open its doors.

Meaning of open its doors

Verb

open its doors (third-person singular simple present opens its doors, present participle opening its doors, simple past and past participle opened its doors)

  1. To begin operating.
    • Gay and Lesbian Health (GLH), which opened its doors in August as an outpatient mental health and substance abuse counseling agency specializing in substance abuse among lesbians and gay men, announced April 4 that the facility had closed, effective March 31.1989 April 15, Judy Harris, “Lesbian and Gay Health Closes”, in Gay Community News, page 3
  2. To allow or invite outside influence, investment or immigration.
    • China opened its doors in the 1970s.

Questions about opening its doors

What is opening its doors the present participle and gerund of?
Opening its doors is the present participle and gerund of open its doors.

Words near opening its doors in the dictionary

  1. opening goals
  2. Opening Government
  3. opening gun
  4. opening guns
  5. opening hours
  6. opening its doors
  7. opening move
  8. opening moves
  9. opening night
  10. opening nights
  11. opening of an envelope

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